Clothes-pounder



(ModeL) F. W. SUTTON.

CLOTHES POUNDER.

No. 257,783. J Patented May 9, 1882.

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FRANKLIN W. SUTTON, OF ANGOLA, INDIANA.

CLOTH ES-POUNDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 257,783, dated May 9, 1882,

Application filed March 6, 1882.

To all whom 2t may coacern Be it known that I, F. W. SUTTON, of Angola, in the county of Steuben and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Glothes-Pounders; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in clothes-pounders; and it consists, first, in a clothes-pounder having two or more chambers, and provided with tubes which extend down into each chamber, and a groove around its top, in which to catch water that is forced up from below second, in aclothes-pounderhaving a groove or channel formed in its top, and provided with tubes which extend downward into each chamber, in combination with the guide or guard which is secured aroundthepounder, all of which will be more fully de scribed hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to produce a clothes-pounder which will catch a portion of the water which is displaced in its downward movement upon its top, and which will then crating lever or frame.

allow this water which has been caught to run back upon the clothes while the pounderis being raised upward.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical cross-section of the pounder. Fig. 3 is an inverted view of the pounder. Fig. at is a plan view of the op- A represents a suitable base or stand, upon which the tub containing the clothes is placed, and from the top of which base rise the two standards B, which are braced together at their ends by the cross-bar O. Seeuredto the top of these two standards B are the horizontalsupportin g-arms D, which are provided with slots E of suitable length, in which the ends of the operating lever or frame F can be adjusted back and forth for the purpose of moving the pounder over the top of anypart of the clothes in the tub. The ends of this operating frame or lever may have small tenons formed upon them, so as to pass through the slots; or each end may be provided with a suitable roller, so that the frame or lever will move more easily.

(Model.)

The lever is herepreferably shown in the form of a frame, so that both hands can be applied to the handles, which are formed upon its-corners. Secured to the center of this frame is a suitable metallic hook or catch, in which the upper end of the hook G, attached to the pounder-rod, is made to catch.

The pounder rod or handleHis made bifurcated at its lower end, so as'to catch upon opposite sides of the pounder, instead of beingfastened to it at its top, as has heretofore general] y been the base. The pounder itself con sists of a circular vessel, I. which is divided by means of the partitions J into a number of chambers, K. Passing down through the outer edge of this pounder are a number of pipes, L, which have their upper ends made just flush with the groove or channel N, formed in the top of the pounder, while their lower ends extend downward in the chambers K to or almost on a level with the bottom edge of the pounder. In order to form the groove or channel around the top of the pounder, as shown in Fig. 2, the outer edge of the pounderis made to project upward any suitable distance, according to the depth which the channel is to have, and then the center of the pounder is raised upward, as shown.

Secured around the pounder, at any suitable distance from it, and extending a suitable distauce above its top, is the circular guard or guide 0. hen the pounder is forced down= ward upon the clothes a portion of the water which is displaced by its downward movement rises through the tubes into the groove or channel, while the water which would have a tendency to move outward toward the sides of the tub is caught by the guide or guard, and is carried up between the innersides of the guide and the outer sides of the pounder, and runs into the groove or channel. When the pounder is raised upward the water which has been caught in the groove or channel at once runs downward through the tube upon the clothes at the same time that a sufficient amount of. air passes through them to prevent too great an amount of suction when the pounder is raised up. Bythus havingaconsiderablequan tity of water pouring downward upon the clothes through these tubes the water is kept agitated to such an extent that the clothes have the dirt much more thoroughly washed out of them thanwhere the simple action of the pounder alone is used.

When it is desired to remove the pounder from the tub the operating frame or handle 5 can be turned backward, so as to rest upon the top of the cross-piece O, which unites the upper ends of the two standards B together, and thus be entirely out of the way while moving the tub into place, or in removing the tub afro ter the washing is done.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. A clothes-pounder having two or more. chambers, and provided with tubes which ex- 15 tend down into each chamber, and also having a groove or channel upon its top, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the clothes-ponnder having a groove or channel formed in its top, and provided with the tubes which extend 2o downward into each chamber, with the guide or guard which is secured around the pounder, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN W. SUTTON.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J ENIER, WILLIAM H. WALLER. 

